Biden won't endorse in potential AG primary

Beau Biden will not endorse any candidate a potential Democratic primary to replace him as attorney general this fall, even if the race includes one of his top deputies, said Molly Magarik, Biden's political director.

"Beau's policy is and has always been to refrain from endorsing in primaries, and he looks forward to supporting the Democratic nominee for Attorney General," Magarik said by email.

In this case, Biden's unwillingness to endorse is noteworthy because Kathy Jennings, the current state prosecutor working for Biden, is considering a campaign, which would pit her in a primary against Lt. Gov. Matt Denn, who filed to seek the office Monday.

Biden, meanwhile, continues to decline interview requests to discuss his decision to forgo a third term to seek the governor's office in 2016.

Here's what we don't know: whether, if elected in November, that will keep him from also running for governor in 2016.

Here's how Denn answered that question Monday:

"I'm planning to serve four years," if elected attorney general, Denn said. He wouldn't give an inch when pressed.

Denn, who has long had gubernatorial ambitions, is currently serving his second term in the lieutenant governor's office; under current Delaware law, if he wins election to the attorney general's office, the state would be without a lieutenant governor for the next two years.

Delaware Democrats are still waiting for State Prosecutor Kathy Jennings to say whether or not she's also running for Attorney General this year, which would set up a primary election in September. Jennings would have to leave her current post to launch a campaign.

Contact Jonathan Starkey at 983-6756, on Twitter @jwstarkey or at jstarkey@delawareonline.com.